For the fourth straight time, the Tennessee Lady Vols lost to the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Kellie Harper’s team hung tough with the No. 8 ranked team in the country early on, even leading 21-19 after the first quarter. But dominant second and third quarters by MSU gave them the 72-55 win.
UT, ranked No. 23/25 in the nation, played this game without its star player, Rennia Davis, who was battling an illness. It was their second straight loss after falling to the No. 1 ranked South Carolina Gamecocks 69-48 on the road this past Sunday. They have now fallen to 17-6 and 7-3 in the SEC, and Vic Schaefer’s team has improved to 21-3 and 9-1 in the SEC.